Cabinet foe tatkina-machines



J. HERZOG.

CABINET FOR TALKING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I2, 1918.

1,308,420. Patented July 1, 1919.

ATTORNEY THE COLUMIIIA PLANOORAPH 00-. WASHINGTON, D. c.

JOHNHERZOG,0F SAG'IN AiW, MICHIGAN.

CABINET: iron TALKING-MACHINES.

Specification of: Letters latenti Patented J uly 1 1919.

Application filed February 12, 1913." seriamaewyeo.

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, JOHN llimzoe, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sag device consists in the record cabinet 1, upon inaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan,.liave invented certain new and useful Improvements myCabmets for TalkingMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactde-f scription of the invention, suchas will en able others skilled in, the art to which it ap'- pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cabinetsand. per,- tains more particularly to record cabinets for talking machines and the like. The improvement consists in a novel means whereby the casing of a talking machine can be easily andquickly secured to the top of a record cabinet in such manner as to impart an artistic and pleasing appearance to the combined casing and cabinet and to securely hold them together as an integral structure while permitting the casing of the talking machine to be easily and quickly removed from the cabinet when desired.

The objects of my invention are to produce a fastening device for the above purposes that will be simple in construction, strong and durable and capable of being easily applied and removed without unfastening screws, or breaking any of the fin ished joints in the fastening frame.

With the above and certain other objects in view which will appear later in the specification, my invention consists in the devices described and claimed and the equivalents thereof,

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a record cabinet and the casing of a talking machine secured together by means of my improved device.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the cleats forming one side of the fastening frame, the foot of the casing of the talking machine being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the outer cleats shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a diagrammatic view showing the manner in which the outer frame of the fastening device is put in place by being passed down over the top of the casing of the talking machine.

Fig. 5" is a perspective view of the four cleats ofjtlie inner frame assembled.

As is clearly shown in the drawings, the

tlietop ofwhich rests the casing Zof a talkingmachine. N f hefasten ing device, which comprises the Subject matter of my present invention,consistsin an inner frame formed ofcleats 3, eachcleat being secured to the top of the record" cabinet by means of screws 6, or otherwise. a i I I j Each ofthe cleats 3 shaped on itsinner face to receive the legs of the talking machine casing, and preferably the cleats are so formed that their inner edges will engage the rubber bumpers 8 on the feet of the talking machine casing.

Four of the cleats 3 may be mortised together to form a single frame, which is then secured to the top of the record cabinet 1, but I prefer to make the cleats 3 separate to reduce the liability of breakage in shipment and handling.

An outer frame 4, formed of four cleats secured together to make an integral structure without visible joints is mortised at its lower edges to receive and inclose the cleats 3 of the inner frame, as shown 1n F1g.

chine casing, thereby forming an inclosure for the base of the machine and adapted to engage with it to securely hold the talking machine casing in place on the record cabinet.

To releasably secure the outer frame cleats 4 to the inner frame cleats 3, I provide on two or more of said cleats spring pressed pins 7 adapted to releasably engage corresponding recesses in the opposite cleat so that the outer frame when lowered into place will releasably engage the inner frame in such a manner that it can be easily removed from the frame by being lifted.

It will be noted that the joints at the corners of the inner frame are all concealed when the outer frame is in place and that the outer frame, being finished in one piece, shows no joints or cracks. The outer frame being integral and four-sided is strong and not easily broken in shipping. It will also be observed that when the inner frame is in place the talking machine casing is merely set on this frame without sliding and the outer frame 4: is then applied by merely lowering it down over the body of the talk ing machine and snapping it in placeby means of the spring-pressed pins 7.

Havin thus fully described my invention,"

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cabinet having a top adapted to support the casing of a talking machine, an inner frame formed of cleats fixed to said top, an outer frame comprising four integral cleats, the opening of said outer frame adapted to permit the body of said casing to,

pass vertically through said outer frame when the outer frame is lowered into position, the cleats of said outer frame having their inner sides overhanging and forming an inclosure for the outwardly projecting base of said machine and adapted to engage Copies of this patent may be obtained for when the outer frame therewith, to secure said base nd cabinet together, and means for removably securing said inner frame and said outer frame together.

2. A cabinet having a top adapted to support the casing of a talking machine, an inner frame formed of cleats fixed to said top, an outer frame comprising four 1ntegral cleats, the opening of said outer frame adapted to permit the body of said casing to therewith to secure said base and cabinet together, and means for removably securing said inner frame and said outer frame together.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

JOHN HERZOG.

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